I talked with a professor of advertising to make sense of what this means for all of us who use those social media platforms.

Meta announces the arrival of advertising on WhatsApp: the messaging app will start showing ads to users. Let's find out all the details.

Meta announced that it is adding ads and subscriptions to its WhatsApp messaging app in a June 16 press release. The social media giant, primarily known as the parent company of Facebook, said that the changes will roll out over the next few months and that they are intended to help businesses and organizations grow.